The Foundational Skills learning activities focus on a mixture of learning high-frequency words, phonological awareness, and phonics. This is a non-graded learning activity, but it is important to review the material before completing the daily lesson.

To prepare for the lesson:

• Download the Week 2, Day 1 teaching slides: Foundational Skills (1.2) Day 1 PowerPoint.
• Download the Week 2 Practice Handouts.
• You will find detailed instructions to assist with daily teaching slides in the notes section of the PowerPoint; download the Week 2, Day 1 slide notes for reference.

Now, go through the daily teaching slides for Day 1 with your student.

SLIDE ACTIVITIES

• Part 1: Go through the High-Frequency Words on slides 4-14. After slide 14, complete the Words to Know, page 15 worksheet.
• Part 2: For Phonological Awareness, slides 15-20, let’s play with the sounds in words!
• Part 3: In Phonics, slides 21-29, review vowel and consonant sounds, including q, x, and z. For additional help, search for Sound-Spelling cards in your online textbook under Learning Cards/Sound-Spelling Cards. Use an Articulation Video, in your online textbook under Multimedia, to show children how to articulate the /ŏ/, /ŭ/, and /ĕ/ sounds.
  • Sound-Spelling card octopus (slide 22): Articulation Video
  • Sound-Spelling card umbrella (slide 23): Articulation Video
  • Sound-Spelling card elephant (slide 24): Articulation Video

Continue Phonics by reviewing the CVC pattern and blending letter sounds to make words (slides 30-42).

EXTENDED LEARNING

For extended learning, please complete the following:

• Review the Week 2 Word List that contains your high-frequency and spelling words.
• Reading: The Red Van (online textbook: Foundational Skills).  Be sure you log into your textbook, first, before you use the link.